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Tag Archives: senior dogs
104 Weeks
Saturday marked 104 weeks since I lost my ZoeGirl. I knew she hadn’t been feeling well those last few weeks, I was having to bribe her with sardines to eat, but for whatever reason (denial?) I didn’t take her to … Continue reading
Belly Laughs
To me, the absolute best thing about having a dog is a dog will make you laugh every single day. Usually without much effort on the dog’s part. The past few weeks I’ve been watching lots of comedy shows and … Continue reading
Final Act of Love – Part 2
Dudley’s last day was pretty good, all things considered. We went for a walk around 5:30 a.m. and then went back to bed for a couple of hours. He came around to ZoeLand (where Zoe used to sleep and growl … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, dogs, Dudley, Faithful Friends Cremation, Hidden Valley Animal Hospital, Lennon/McCartney, senior dogs, The Beatles, walking, Zoe
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Final Act of Love – Part 1
On Tuesday, December 18th, I said goodbye to the best friend I’ve ever known or expect to know. Dudley had been failing and I knew the end was approaching when he couldn’t go down the steps from the deck into … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, dogs, Dr. Susan Kinsey, Dudley, Pet House Calls, quality of life, senior dogs
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Potpourri
We’re having warm weather for December (even by NC standards), which is better for Dudley’s arthritis than cold weather. He has gotten to the point where he’s afraid to go down the steps from the deck to the backyard, so … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, canine arthritis, dogs, Dudley, senior dogs, Swiss-Tech
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Canine Fun Facts
I love reading “fun facts” about most anything, so when I found 99 Fun Facts about Dogs I immediately started looking to see what applied to Dudley and Zoe. The first thing I saw was that dogs with pointed faces … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, dogs, Dudley, fun facts, Humor, senior dogs
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Let the Holidays Begin!
Dudley and I trust everyone had a happy Thanksgiving, we sure did! Dudley had some Alaskan salmon filet to go along with his normal food and I ate too much as I usually do. In addition to friends and family, … Continue reading
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Tagged Across the Universe, animals, canine, dogs, Dudley, Fiona Apple, senior dogs, Thanksgiving
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On the Mend
We started the week back at Hidden Valley Animal Hospital for a previously scheduled bath and coif for Dudley. I also wanted Dr. Szabo to check Dudley’s temperature while he was there. He called to tell me Dudley still had … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, canine arthritis, dogs, Dudley, Hidden Valley Animal Hospital, Humor, Rimadyl, senior dogs
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Nothing but the tooth
About 4:30 a.m. last Tuesday Dudley turned up his nose at a carrot. Dudley loves carrots and has never let one lay uneaten. He went outside and came back in and even though I had a knot of fear in … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, canine, canine arthritis, canine communication, canine tooth ache, dogs, Dudley, food, health, Hidden Valley Animal Hospital, medicine, nature, senior dogs
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Dudley’s New Friend
Last weekend we had a little excitement in the house. A friend of mine stopped by with the newest addition to her family, Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea came from Saving Grace Animals for Adoption, a wonderful rescue organization that takes … Continue reading
